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Bragging rights
We got Jake’s first semester report card in the mail today: three As, three A+s, and an A- in PE. Based on the GPA, they clearly don’t count the PE grade towards the GPA. That’s nice.
I resisted the urge to pull the old family joke: “What, only THREE A+s??? Well I guess you’ll have to try harder next time.” Yes, we’re an obnoxious bunch.
The only question remaining (aside from what should we do to celebrate): should we send a photocopy of this report card to the public high school principal who didn’t think Jake could handle trigonometry? Are we above rubbing this jerk’s nose in it?
Probably a waste of time. With his ego, he probably tells himself that the Catholic high school has lower standards.
D.
Congrats! An excellent validation of Jake’s flexibility in adapting to the requirements of a new school, Karen’s skills as a home school teacher, and, of course, Jake’s native brilliance! Great start to the New Year!
P.S. All these brains and he’s cute too!
Congrats to Jacob…the urge to send a copy to the public high school principal would be strong with me too. The fact that he did so well in a public school setting after being home schooled speaks to the team effort of the three of you. You all did a great job.
Congrats.
I would be sorely tempted to send a copy of the report card to that principal. I was sorely tempted to do similarly when my Freshman English teacher begrudgedly recommended me for advanced English, instead of regular English, for my Sophomore year.
Congratulations.